1967 Manchester Gorton by-election

The Manchester Gorton by-election of 2 November 1967 was held following the death of Labour MP Konni Zilliacus.

The seat was a safe seat for the Labour Party, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election with a majority of over 8,000 votes.

Candidates

• 47-year-old Kenneth Marks for the defending Labour Party was a councillor in Denton
• For the Conservatives, 28-year-old Winston S Churchill was a journalist for the Times and the grandson of the late former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
• Terry Lacey was chosen by the local Liberal Party association
• 59-year-old writer John Creasey nominated himself as candidate for the All Party Alliance he had created.
• The Communists chose Victor Eddisford

Result of the previous general election

General election 1966: Manchester Gorton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Konni Zilliacus	24,726	60.10
	Conservative	I K Paley	16,418	39.90
Majority			8,308	20.20
Turnout			41,144
	Labour hold		Swing

Result of the by-election

Manchester Gorton by-election, 2 November 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Marks	19,259	45.89	−14.21
	Conservative	Winston Churchill	18,682	44.51	+4.61
	Liberal	Terry Lacey	2,471	5.89	N/A
	All Party Alliance	John Creasey	1,123	2.68	New
	Communist	Victor Eddisford	437	1.04	New
Majority			557	1.38	−18.81
Turnout			41,972
	Labour hold		Swing